The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-16
Memorial Day.
MIC PARADE-THE SPEECHES.

There were at least ten tnouoahu Poopio
swarming the streets on THURSDAY iasV'-
E1 10 o,cIock in the morning Main street
from New to Church was one dense lll"ss
of humanity. Vehicles found 1t olllicuiO
10 uenetrate the crowd which oVerilo"eo
from the paven lents, and pedestrians iouia
locomotioa pra ctically impossible except
in the middle o.e the street. ABOVE Iiie
motley throng fl,mted innumerap,e liass'
and spanning the way were gracei III "iohe'
oe evergreen relieve Vi by the brighter coloi-
ino Of the banners or the more sompre
hnes of the mourning mottoes. Inc liloS'
beautiful of the arches was thaC III iio,O
of the New Town Hose Company . ouii''
ino where. woven intoth cedar SUPPORTS
ware the framed memorial tablets com
memoratiye of the brave hoys vi '''"'
orra ,;,,tion whose bodies were sleeping III
ThornroSe. ,o
The nublic decorations were suppio-
mented by private displays. Nearly e'e,'
house along the line of march was III i'oii'
dav attire. whilst at intervals large pan
ners were swung across the s1IeelS. LII
front of Oliyier's was an old-time Conleo-
crate flag, half-hidden by the array Oh ma
tiona, colors which on every side sur
rounded it. Several of the stores were
decorated with the wreathed portralts Oh
Lee and Grant and Jackson, and othefS
still were gay with red,.wbite and blue, IN
tertwined with festoons Of living green.
GOVERNOR LEE
did NOT arrive, as was expected, by carriage
from Waynesboro, but owing to failure
of railroad connections was forced TO come
nv train. and did not reach Staunton until
nearly 10 O clock. He was met at the &C.
not by committeeman and others. anu
thence driven to the residence OF MI. M.
E. Miller, where he breakfasted with zen.
| Averill and other invited guests
| THE PARADE.
It was IL O'Clock when the command,
:. Forward - was given, and the long pro-
cession commenced its march to the GENE.
tery. Mounted police rode in front, and
were followed by the Stonewall Band the
Staunton Artillery. Capt. Long command
ing the Harrisonburg Band the Harrl'
sonburg Guard, Capt. Roller commanding
| the National Brass Band, colored the
Stauntoa Light Guard, colored, Capt.
Smith commanding the Laurel Hill Band:
the Odd Fellow organizations, including
representatives fro0 the Lexington, Cliff
ton Forge, Bridgew alter. and other lodges
the Augusta Cornet Band; the Cathollc
| Hibernian Benevolent Society; the MT.
Sidney Band; students of Dunsmore's
| Business College: carriage drawn by -FOUR
of Harman's spanking black horses and
containing General Averill, Governor Lee,
President Pratt of the Memorial Assocla
tion. DR.. Carter Berkeley and Hon. E'
| Echols; carriages containing Gen. limbo
den. Private Mccarthy end other invited
guests and prominent citizens, including
Judge McCue. the host of Gen. lmhoden
the Augusta Fire Company. Capt. COIN
commanding, with their engine beautifully
decorated the Hook and Ladder Com
many. Capt. Wehn commanding, with theil
truck embowered in blossoms Trades
Wagons handsomely decorated Sons Oh
Veterans, citizens on foot and in vehicles
AS the column moved off, minute guns
were fired. and the SaluteS were repeated
? | at intervals until the circuit OF the marcf
/ was completed. The procession, nearly
| mile long, moved slowly TO the cemetery
: where the graves had already been stfeEn
: There was no halt. the column passing
reyerently around the serpentine road ant
t returning to the Opera House.
V AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Ell The head of the parade had scarcel.
: reached the Opera House ere a hard rail-
a came up, and several Of the organizations
l broke ranks for cover. In&few moments
/ however. every seat in the spacious nal
and on the stage was occupied. and stand
+ ing room was at a premium. After TIT
g rush had subsidized and quiet was restored
j, President Pratt introduced the exercise
i in few graceful sentences, and was fol
! lowed by DR.. Nelson, OF the t'aptis
, church, in a fervent and appropriate
prayer. The Stonewall Band then playe'
\ l"Dixie, - and the applause which ensue'
was renewed as Governor lee advanced =
" the front TO introduce General AVerlll.-
~ In his brief address the Governor allude
10 to the fact that he and Gen. Ayeriil Wer
IL at West Point together, though III separat
:" -, classes. The acquaintance then forme
I'll had been kept up until the outbreak of tn
war, when they eeparated-the one enter
ing the service of the Confederacy Wills
10 the other continued under the stars an
H. stripes, He spoke of the subsequent er
IL counters of their two commands, an
E. stated that upon one occasion he had bee
y sent to capture Averill and his forces an
IS bring them TO Staunton. This he ha
Il failed to do at tine tiae, but after invent!
three years be bad accomplished his pul
e. nose. Ayerll is to-day in staunton'
is said not as a captive, however, but as a
Or honored and welcome guest. In closln'
~ the Governor referred to the good 1eelll
IL existing between the sections as evidence
es nv the presence of Union general Jolnlr
OF with the people of the South IN allecofatlf
the graves of the Confederate dead. L
s. then presented
IS GENERAL AyERfLt
d. amid storms of applause. The eX-Unle
ed soldier seemed to deeply appreciate II
he warmth of welcome extended, and as
1t. proceeded with his speech the interruptlr
n applause was frequent and pronounced.
nd it had been while the Governor spok
Gen. Ayerill's speech will be found pu
~, lished in full on the first page OF to-day
tv issue.
is AS the General concluded the bal
in played medley of Star Spangled Bal
is ner :" ard Yankee Doodle
90 General John D. 4mboden then intr
nd duced
'N HON. A. j. M'CALL.
=" of New York whospoke very briefly al
49, pleasantly, and was followed by Col. >.
u Shields in brief introduction OF
e. PRIVATE CARLETON MCCARTHY,
VI who for half an hour kept the house in
dill uproar with his droll humor and point
'o' sentences.
W The exercises at the Hall closed wi
ISL music, and large proportion of the au(
ne ence repaired to the Skating Rink, whe
aC the ladies had prepared an elegant dim
1. fr1tN1